This report describes findings from a 94 question Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) survey conducted at 46 businesses in the Nakusp area in between January and May 2013. BRE is an action-­-oriented and community-­-based approach to strengthening relationships with business and informing economic development efforts. It promotes job growth by helping communities to learn about concerns of, as well as opportunities for, local businesses and to set priorities for projects to address those needs.